Suleyman Sleyman

Suleyman Sleyman (born December 28, 1979) is a Swedish-Aramean[1] former football defender who last played for Syrianska FC.[2] With a degree in economics from the Stockholm School of Economics, he works part-time as an auditor for Ernst & Young.[3]

Suleyman Sleyman
Personal information
Date of birth (1979-12-28) December 28, 1979
Place of birth Södertälje, Sweden
Position(s) Defender
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1996–1997 Syrianska FC 27 (4)
1998–2008 Hammarby IF 167 (1)
2000 → Syrianska FC (loan) 4 (0)
2009–2014 Syrianska FC 65 (1)
National team
2008 Sweden 1 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 5 March 2014

Sleyman joined Hammarby in 1998.[4] He signed for a continuation with Hammarby IF in September 2007, which expired at the end of the 2008 season.[5] He scored his first goal for Hammarby in August 2008, after almost ten years in the club, in the derby where Hammarby faced AIK, 2–2.[6]

He left Hammarby at contract's end and on 26 February 2009, he returned to Syrianska FC.[7] On March 5, 2014, Sleyman officially announced his retirement.[8]

Sleyman belongs to the Assyrian/Syriac community, and declares as Syriac (Swedish: syrian).[9]

Honours

Hammarby

References
  1. http://www.voetbalbelgie.be/nl/article.php?id=18781
  2. http://www.voetbalbelgie.be/nl/article.php?id=18781
  3. Veckans Affärer Archived 2008-10-08 at the Wayback Machine
  4. http://www.svd.se/nyheter/inrikes/suleyman-sleyman_51810.svd
  5. SvenskaFans.com
  6. SvenskaFans.com
  7. ""Sulan" klar för Syrianska" (in Swedish). Syrianskafc.com. 2009-02-26. Retrieved 2009-02-26.
  8. http://www.folkbladet.se/sport/default.aspx?articleid=6788103 Sleyman slutar
  9. "Sleyman". SVD.


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